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CIE Automotive challenges the sector with a record profit of 326 million euros in 2024

27/02/2025

Increases sales and results with a high level of cash generation that brings debt to historic lows

Bilbao, 27.2.2025 – CIE Automotive has presented today the results for the 2024 financial year, challenging with significant growth an Automotive industry weakened by uncertainties.

Sales have exceeded 3.96 billion euros, which represents a growth of 1.1%, outperforming by more than 2 basic points the decrease in global vehicle production.

In terms of operating margins, an EBITDA – gross operating profit – of 728 million has been reached, and an EBIT – net operating profit – of 538 million euros, which represents margins of 18.4% and 13.6% respectively, significantly higher than the average margins of the sector.

All of the above results in a record net profit of 326 million which, on a comparable perimeter, represents a growth of almost 5% compared to 2023.

According to Jesús María Herrera, CEO of CIE Automotive, “We continue growing above the market, improving our results, and above all, we continue with an extremely high cash generation that has brought our leverage to historic lows, which, in the current sectoral context, highlights the value of our management model and our positioning as a reference supplier in the global Automotive industry”.

And he adds: “For all these reasons and due to our expectations for the current year, we are in a position to reconfirm that the commitments of the 2025 Strategic Plan will be fulfilled.”

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CIE Automotive achieves 3,012 million turnover in the first nine months of the year

29/10/2024

It also highlights the strong generation of operating cash flow, which exceeded 350 million euros in the period

Bilbao, 29.10.2024 - CIE Automotive released today its results for the first nine months of the year, proving once again its outstanding performance and reinforcing its position as one of the most profitable companies in the industry.

Thus, the company's turnover in the period was 3,012.5 million euros, 1.3% more than in the same period of 2023, with an EBITDA – gross operating profit – of 559.2 million euros, which exceeds the 18.6% margin on sales, and an EBIT – net operating profit – of 419.3 million euros, which represents a 13.9% margin on sales.

These excellent operating results, together with a profit of 258.8 million euro and operating cash flow generation of 354.9 million euro, make the results for the first nine months of the year a new milestone for CIE Automotive.

According to Jesús María Herrera, CEO of CIE Automotive, ‘Although the industry is suffering sharply, we continue to grow thanks to our flexible and diversified business model, which takes advantage of opportunities in different geographies to maximise returns’.

He continues: ‘Our main focus is always, and now more than ever, on cash flow, which means continuously adjusting our strategy to the changing needs of the environment, with the objective of meeting our commitment to reach approximately 500 million euro of operating cash generation by 2025’.

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